DJ Tucker
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I just realized that I was kinda wrong in my previous post and my OCD is requiring me to clean it up. The short of it is that I feel that the delay I was experiencing with the MC2000 on a Windows laptop is due to Denon’s ASIO drivers. I believe that the WeGO3 didn’t have the same delay because the Pioneer has a better ASIO driver.
Here’s the longer explanation: I bought my MC2000 for smaller gigs then did small gigs for the last 6 months. After the first month on the MC2000 I grew too frustrated by the lag and bought the WeGO3 which had no lag. Originally, I attributed the difference to the fact that you can plug the WeGO into a wall outlet instead of relying on usb power. Recently I switched DJ rigs from a Windows laptop to a MacBook Pro. Mac’s don’t require drivers (ASIO or otherwise) to run DJ controllers and the WeGO3 continued to work like a champ on the MacBook as it did on the Windows machine.
This week I dug out my Denon MC3000 and plugged it into my Windows laptop (the one I always used with that controller before my run of small gigs on the WeGO3). I should mention that I’m still hiding the MBP purchase from my fiancé so I keep the Windows laptop updated and use it for practice sessions (with the MPB stowed in my DJ bag where she doesn’t bother to look;) So that out of the way, I was shocked to realize that there was a noticeable delay in response to button and jog inputs on the MC3000 on the Windows laptop. It wasn’t as bad as I remembered the MC2000 being but after 4 solid months of DJing solely on the WeGO3 (both on the Windows and OSX laptops) I had grown unaccustomed to the MC3000 lag. I was totally bummed by this because my timing was off BUT the next day it occurred to me that the delay may be due to a difference in ASIO drivers between Denon and Pioneer. That evening, I set up my MC3000 on my MacBook for the first time and, sure enough, zero delay or lag at all. The only thing I can surmise from this situation is that Pioneer releases better ASIO drivers for their controllers than Denon and that life really is better on a Mac after all.
Peace
That’s a great machine. I made a similar switch recently from a windows laptop to a 2012 MBP. Everything’s really easy to switch from win to mac (at least it is for me as a VDJ8 user) just follow the instructions online and be patient.
My main bid of advice is that if you share a backup drive of your DJ tracks with all of your computers (I like to edit and curate tracks on my main Windows desktop for instance) exFAT is your only friend. Stick that tidbit in your back pocket for when you get to that point.
Peace
I literally could play a mashup every other song. They used to be called blends when done live in the mix back in the day (as 12 inches usually had acapella and instrumental tracks on them for that purpose). For that reason, I still consider it a blend when done live and a mashup when done before hand. I can pull off blends from time to time but prefer to create my own mashups ahead of time or find some dope ones on soundcloud. Problem is that mashups are probably the most polarizing form of music that a dj can possible play out. I pride myself in being a tasteful selector and that extends to my mashup choices and some of my most trusted friends have consistently told me they HATE mashups of any kind. I say that to warn that there will be people in every audience that will react negatively to even the dopest of mashups so for that reason alone, you’ll want to keep them to a minimum. Then there are the times when people just don’t get it, that’s always fun. I was playing a happy hour chill set a few weeks ago and dropped Greg Wilson’s Edit The Edit. With the song coming to an end, a young woman came up to me and said “don’t you have the Rolling Stones song instead of this version?” I’m like “yeah, sure, I can play that for you” facepalm.
